Domestic Dirt In The Coal Rush: Women’s Struggle For Home And Community

This paper, by Georgina Murray and David Peetz of Griffith University in Brisbane, uses oral history to explore the gendered historical experiences of coal mining towns in the Bowen Basin. The Bowen Basin is home to vast reserves of coal, which underwent a boom in the 20th century that resulted in vast profits for some but poverty for many of the community’s members.